Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-29
TOOK MORPHINE,
Dunn, the Barber, Formerly 10
Mexico, Comes Near Ending
His Existence.

From the following extracts ffoth
Hannibal papers, it will he seen that
s. A Dunn. formerly of this city,
came neal ending his lsfe by an over
dose of smorphine, taken Saturday
last. The Hannibal Joupa.al of yes
terday, says:
S. A. Dunn, a barber dong hasi-
ness at No. 7o5 Broadway. took a
large dose of morphine Yesterday
morning. from the effects OF which
he very nearly died. MIR. Dunn was
in low spirits all yesterday morning.
and complained to several OF his
customers of a neuralgia pain in his
head. About eleven o'clock MIR,
Chas. Holtzclaw came into the shop
for a shave. While shaving Mr..
Holtzclaw, Dunn spoke of his sick
ness and asked Mr.. Holtclaw to send
him some powdered morphine to
cure it. Mr.. Holtcfaw did so, send
ing him about 10 grains of the drug
in apill box. and gave HIM full di-
rections as to its proper use. Short
" after this, about IL 80 q. NJ, JOS.
Damerauf, who keeps a saloon next
door to Dunn, was called to the
shop by Mrs. Dunn. Running IN he
found Dunn in a helpless and almost
insensible condition.
Mr.. Damerauf lifted him into a
chair and sent for a physician, DIR.
F. Vernette responding. The doctor,
after iuquiring into the matter, gave
the patient a strong emetic and ad-
m%lnistered other such prompt and
vigorous treatment that Dunn threw
up nearly all the poison. He was
removed to his home on South Six
street, end at 10 p. m. was getting
along nicely.
To a Journal reporter who called
upon Mrs. Dunn. she said that her
husband did not contemplate suicide,
as is strongly suspected by many,
but took the morphine simply
through ignorance. She very in
dignantly denied the insinuatlon of
domestic trouble causing the deed
and said that their married life had al
ways been a pleasant one.
Many suspicious circumstances,
however, tend to strengthen the
opinion that Dunn was driven to
desperation by family troubles,
though he denies that such Is the
case.
Saturdays Courier has the follow
ing:
S. A. Dunn, who runs a barber
shop near the market house, was in a
melancholy mood over domestic
trouble this morning, and several of
his customers, to whom he confined a
part Of his grief, noticed that he was
very nervous. About IL O'Clock he
was found to be in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition, and medical assistance was
Immediately summoned. When the
physician arrived he soon discovered
that Mr.. Dunn had taken an over
dose of morphine and was in a
critical condition. He was removed
to his residence on South Sixth street
and the proper antidotes administer
ed. Hopes are entertained Of his
final recovery. For the sake of a
once happy family we hope that Mr..
Dunn's suspicious are g%roundless.
From the st. Louis Republican:
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Sept.24.-[Special]
Dunn, the proprietor of a barber
shop in this city, attempted to COM
NIT suicide today. He took a dose
of morphine, and when found in his
shop, was unconscious. Prompt at
tention saved his life. jealousy is
given as the cause
Dunn's brother-in-law and former
partner, Mr.. Woodroof, of the South
side, says he received a letter from
Dunn dated Saturday, which was in
unusually good spirits.